Mutual funds disclose stress test results monthly for small and mid-cap schemes, estimating days to liquidate the portfolio’s stocks. The tests exclude 20% illiquid securities and assess client concentration risk, AUM share, standard deviation, Portfolio Beta, and crisis impact on NAV. These disclosures fail to accurately depict stress scenarios, as they do not consider the changes in the market value of the securities in such scenarios.
Banks unlikely to reduce deposit rates despite RBI easing
Following the latest repo rate decrease, bankers foresee only slight adjustments to deposit rates. The landscape, characterized by sluggish savings yields and elevated credit-deposit ratios,
December 8, 2025